Prospects

Uranium occurrence · San Miguel County, Colorado

OccurrenceUraniumUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · URANIUMSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for uranium. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateColorado
CountySan Miguel
Coordinates38.00167, -108.85650

Commodities

PrimaryUranium

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10018458
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unk0.2 miUraniumUnknown
Sunset Group0.2 miUraniumUnknown
Owensby0.7 miPast Producer
Blue Creek Mine0.7 miUraniumPast Producer
Powder Drift0.8 miUraniumPast Producer
Red Rock0.8 miUraniumPast Producer
Parrot Drift0.8 miUraniumPast Producer
Philura Group0.8 miProspect
Parrot0.8 miUraniumPast Producer
Philura Claims0.8 miUranium, VanadiumOccurrence
Doss Claim Group0.8 miProspect
Philnre Group1.0 miUraniumOccurrence

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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